Narrative:
Crashed just north of Montélimar after a lightning strike.
» Flight International, 27 September 1980
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 5 September 1980 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules |
| Operator: | Kuwait Air Force |
| Registration: | KAF317 |
| MSN: | 4350 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | London (unknown airport), United Kingdom |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
Crashed just north of Montélimar after a lightning strike.
Sources:
» Flight International 03 January 1981 (29)» Flight International, 27 September 1980
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